John McCunn

John McCunn

John McCunn belonged to a poor Irish immigrant family who arrived in New York in the 1800s. He worked as a dockhand before training as a lawyer, and eventually becoming a judge. He was a member of the infamous Tweed Ring, which he aided by naturalising new citizens to boost his election rolls. One one day alone, he naturalised over 2,000 new voters. However, when the scandal was uncovered, he was impeached and removed from office.

References

* [http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=May&Date=25 “Making An Example of Two Naughty Boys”] at Harpweek May 25, 1872 Frank Bellew
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=nzMoAc-iew0C&pg=PA269&lpg=PA269&dq=%22john+mccunn%22+-wikipedia+tweed&source=web&ots=MdmnmtgHyH&sig=RTTnsrXTm5v9-BQ3tj7CsBqfz8Y {page 269) Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York By Kenneth D. Ackerman] Published 2005 Carroll & Graf


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